by NOËL COWARD
directed by TONY SIMOTES
featuring DANA HARRISON and DAVID JOSEPH

Chock-full of witty dialogue and laughs, Noël Coward’s Private Lives is considered one of the greatest comedies ever written. A divorced couple, Elyot and Amanda are honeymooning with their new spouses in the South of France. By chance they meet across adjoining hotel balconies, and without concern for scandal, their new partners, or any memory of what drove them apart in the first place, Elyot and Amanda rekindle their former tempestuous relationship. As the plot gets hot, it becomes apparent that while Elyot and Amanda cannot live without each other, they clearly can’t live with each other either. When the affair is discovered, the two wronged spouses, Sybil and Victor, steam up the scene even more and audiences are left with a brilliantly funny Coward-esque twist.

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The Unexpected Man by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton Directed by Seth Gordon July 18 – September 6 Packer Playhouse Cast: Corinna May, John Woodson A middle-aged man and woman sit opposite each other in a train compartment on a journey from Paris to Frankfurt. He is a world famous author; she, one of his biggest fans, carries his latest novel in her handbag and ponders the dilemma of reading it in front of him. From the creator of Art and God of Carnage, this illuminating drama explores themes of intimacy, celebrity, and second chances. Buy Tickets Buy a Subscription

WORLD PREMIERE Mother of the Maid by Jane Anderson (rights pending) Directed by Matthew Penn July 30 – September 6 Bernstein Theatre Cast: Elizabeth Aspenlieder, Jason Asprey, Nigel Gore, Nathaniel Kent, Tina Packer, Bridget Saracino, Anne Troup Penned by the Emmy award-winning writer of HBO’s Olive Kitteridge, this powerful and wry comedy follows the tale of Joan of Arc, as seen through the eyes of her mum who is doing her very best to accept the fact that her daughter is different. Parenthood, religion, sexuality and politics all play a role; Tina Packer stars as the Mother of the Maid. Jane Anderson’s Mother of the Maid was originally presented as a staged reading at the Berkshire Playwrights Lab during their 2014 summer season. Buy Tickets Buy a Subscription

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Hamlet by William Shakespeare Directed by Jonathan Croy July 16 – August 22 The Dell at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home Cast: Ally Allen, Peter G. Andersen, Greg Boover, Colin Gold, Luke Reed, Concetta Russo, Zoe Wohlfeld Shakespeare’s masterpiece, performed ‘bare Bard’ style in a 90-minute performance in the Dell at The Mount. Grounds are open for picnicking prior to each performance. Buy Tickets Buy a Subscription